Necktie Youth

Overview

Anyone who grows up in Sandton spends a lot of time hanging out at pools and drug-filled parties – for this part of Johannesburg is the richest spot in the whole of Africa. Necktie Youth portrays this first post-apartheid gilded youth in striking black-and-white. Soft colours are reserved for their childhood memories of the early years of the rainbow nation. White 19-year-old Emily did not understand the codes of their set and could not take the pace of the ever-changing, fleeting liaisons, says the super cool, black and privileged September when he tries to explain to a TV reporter why Emily hung herself in her parents’ garden. She even positioned her camera in such a way that her suicide could be streamed live.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 15, 2015

Original language

English

Spoken languages

AFRIKAANS, english, ZULU

Countries

Netherlands, South Africa

Production

100% Film & Photography

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt4515662